Oh hey! So listen guys, i'm so sorry for not posting fast enough. I've had this chapter done for a while, but i couldn't do it. My teachers kept giving us a crapload of homework and i couldn't post. But here it is!
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Chapter 5
Max P.O.V.
"She is so adorable!" Ella squealed, looking at Destiny. Nudge nodded her head in agreement.
"How old is she?" Mom asked.
I nudged Destiny. "How old are you?" Her big chocolate brown looked up at me as though asking for permission. I nodded my head slightly.
"I'm five." She said quietly, staring at her bare feet.
"Oh, are you?" She nodded. "So, do you go to school yet?"
"Uh huh!" Destiny beamed, looking very proud of herself. She already seemed to have warmed up to them. "I'm in kinder garden!" She turned to me. "Mama, I'm hungry."
I sat back down, knowing that it was going to take a while for her to figure out what she wanted. "What do you want to eat?"
"Um." She thought for a moment. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Cotton candy!"
I heard chuckles go around the room. Yeah, it would be funny if you didn't have to deal with this every single day. I sighed. "You can't have cotton candy at 4:30 in the afternoon."
"Why not?" She whined.
"Because cotton candy is for desert." I said wearily.
"Fine." She said. "How about… a sandwich?"
I grinned at her. "I think that could be arranged." I stood. "You want to come help me?" She shook her head.
"I wanna play!" She smiled brightly.
"Okay, you have fun." She nodded and turned to talk to Iggy. "Don't do anything you're not supposed to do!" I said as I walked into the kitchen.
"What do you want in your sandwich?" I called out to Destiny when I realized that I had no idea.
"Ham and cheese!"
I walked over to the fridge and got the ham and cheese. As I got out the bread, I started to think about Fang. How could he not know that she was his? I mean, she looks just like him! Or Jeb! Jeb had watched Fang grow up! He surely would know that Fang was her father. Or maybe he knows, but just doesn't want to say anything. It's actually kind of better that he doesn't say anything for now.
I put Destiny sandwich on a plate and grabbed a bag a chips to give her. When I walked back in the living room, I saw a scene that made me stop in my tracks. Sitting on my couch, sat Fang with Destiny in his lap, talking. Well, Destiny was doing more of the talking, while Fang just sat there with a big smile on his face. What. The. Heck.
I cleared my throat to let everyone know that I was here. Destiny looked up.
"Mama! Mama! Mama! Guess what Fang," She pointed to him. "Can do?"
"What can he do?"
"He can hold his breath for a whole five minutes!" She squealed. I raised an eyebrow at Fang. He used to do that to Angel when she was little. He grinned.
"I might have exaggerated a bit." Destiny looked confused.
"What's that big word mean?"
I decided not to ruin her fun. "It's nothing to worry about sweetie."
"Okay!"
I walked over to her and handed her the plate. "Here's your sandwich. Don't make a mess please." She smiled and nodded. I gave her her chips. "The chips are for after the sandwich, right?" She nodded once again before taking a huge bite out of her sandwich. I gave her a smile and sat down.
We all hung out and chatted with each other for a while, reminding me of old times. At about 7:15, Mom looked at her watch then spoke.
"Uh guys!" She got everyone's attention. "I think we should get going. It's starting to get late." Immediately, protests went around the room.
"But, it's so much fun! I don't want to leave!" Angel groaned and Ella and Nudge nodded.
"Yeah! We miss Max!" Gazzy said. My heart almost melted. They missed me. A lot. A smile formed onto my face just thinking about it.
"Well, I'm sorry kids, but you know we have to." Even Mom looked upset about it as she said it.
"No!" Destiny yelled. "I don't want you to leave! You have to stay here!" Oh no. I knew that look. She had that look on her face right before she started to cry. And I hated seeing my baby cry.
I quickly got up and made my way over to where she and Fang were sitting. Destiny looked up at me with teary eyes.
"Don't make them leave. Please Mama." I sighed. She got really attached to people all the time.
"Oh, come here sweetie." I picked her up from Fang's lap and held her close.
"I'm sorry for making her so upset. I didn't know that she would react like this." Mom said, looking worried.
I sighed. "Oh, it's okay. You know, I have a few extra blankets and stuff, if you guys want, you can stay over here for the night." Everyone gasped.
"Really?" Squeaked Nudge. "You're so cool Max!"
"Yeah!" Angel piped up, looking excited.
"You really mean it?" Iggy asked happily. I nodded then said,
"I'm nodding my head Iggy." He smiled up at me.
"Well, I think that your mother and I should go home so you kids could have some fun." Jeb said and stood up with Mom. I smiled at him and walked over. I gave Mom a side hug since I was carrying Destiny. I waved bye to Jeb and they went to say bye to the flock.
While they did that, I walked over to the hall closet. I set Destiny down.
"Mama, what are you doing?" She asked me.
"I am going to get the living room ready so that they can sleep." I responded, grabbing some blankets.
"We're having a sleepover?" She squealed. She'd never had one before. I couldn't risk her telling her little friends about our wings or something. Yes, Destiny has wings. They're really tiny but so beautiful. They're like a mixture of both Fang and I's. Basically, it was my tan wings with black strips in it.
I nodded. "Yes, we're having a sleepover. Can you carry these for me?" I handed her 5 thin blankets while I carried 3 big blankets. We walked back into the living room.
So, i guess this is a cliffhanger. How do you like it? I think it's pretty good, if i say so myself.
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